Career Development

Teach Your Child How to Recognize Authentic Success

March 28, 2014

A recent discussion started by a friend - Chima Ejiofor - on Facebook reminded me I wanted to write about two kinds of success: Authentic and Non-Authentic (or to put the latter bluntly…Phony!). If you desire positive, long term progress, pursue achievement of "Authentic Success". I offer ideas you (and any child in your life) […]

Career Development

To Succeed More at Work, LEAVE the "Herd"! (True Story)

March 27, 2014

In 2001, as Training and Technical Development Manager (TTDM) in Guinness Nigeria, I read an article about “Herd mentality”: people wanting to go where others go...like cattle in a herd. The author argued that humans who want to excel will periodically need to break away from the herd. I agree(d) with that author - based […]

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Extracting Useful Lessons From Travel Experiences (True Stories & Tips)

March 22, 2014

Have you ever interacted with an unschooled, but widely traveled person? Stop for a moment and think about any such person you know. They often come across as knowledgeable, and self-confident don’t they? Now, consider an unschooled person whose soccer skills earned him a high paying pro career, in clubs around the world for years. […]

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To Succeed, Extract Useful Lessons from Your Travel Experiences

March 21, 2014

You arrive in a new country at night, and check into a hotel. Then at 10a.m you meet your business associate, for a meal. You talk business, and then fly out. Get this: You have NOT really "been to" that country! If your schedule makes doing the above necessary, I do not quarrel with that. […]

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Best Practices Boost Farm Employees' Productivity (3 Tips)

March 20, 2014

To run your farm business, you’ll engage employees, who will also document records e.g. feed used, eggs produced, stock counts etc. But a farm hand – or even the farm manager! – could (deliberately…or accidentally) make a potentially costly documentation error. S/he could, for instance, forget to replenish the stock of vaccines to be used […]

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No. 132: A Smarter Way to Learn (&/Or Teach) from Experience

March 10, 2014

Experience can be quite a good teacher. So one could argue that it pays to learn from her. However - as someone once observed her fees/charges can often be quite high. And not all her students survive 🙂 In this issue I explain why it pays to seek information, education, guidance and support to pursue […]

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Coming Soon: Practical Livestock Feed Formulation (and Compounding) Home Study Video Series

March 8, 2014

Update: The Home Study Video Package is now available - click HERE. I share below, my personal story as a practical example of how you can monetize what you know in different ways, You will learn how a combination of requests from buyers, and difficulties meeting unique challenges they faced with what I had, helped […]

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To Succeed, Make Working in Your (Farm) Business More Attractive to Employees

March 6, 2014

What impression will a new employee in your company get about available career advancement opportunities? Will s/he see that anyone who delivers good performance gets rewarded? Or will s/he discover no reliable rewards/recognition system exists? Small Business (Including Farm) CEOs Must Pay Closer Attention to Employee Development... My passionate desire to help career persons succeed […]

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Invitation to Practical Livestock Feed Formulation (& Compounding) Workshop - By Tayo K. Solagbade

March 5, 2014

This workshop reveals ALL The Secrets needed for ANYONE to become Proficient in Poultry (Even Livestock) Feed Formulation AND Compounding! Two farm business owners (from Warri, and Umuahia), have confirmed their interest. Both are past buyers of my Feed Formulation Handbook and Ration Formulator™ software. DATE: Saturday 15th March 2014 Time: 11a.m to 5 p.m Venue: […]

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No. 131: To Succeed, Creatively Apply What You Learn

March 3, 2014

Albert Einstein went through formal schooling. Did any of his school/class mates also become geniuses? What about the legendary Afro Beat inventor, Fela Anikulapo Kuti (who studied music in a UK college)? Or Bill Gates? Richard Branson? Steve Jobs? Why didn't their classmates succeed like them? SCROLL DOWN TO READ FULL ISSUE Home | Subscribe | About | […]